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On October 16, the NHL regular season match between the Nashville Predators and the San Jose Sharks will take place on the ice of the Bridgestone Arena. Both teams are approaching this meeting after defeats in their last matches. How will their face-to-face meeting end? The rates and betting tip will answer this question
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
Nashville is still struggling to find optimal conditions. In the last four matches, the Predators have scored only one victory, defeating Montreal on the road (5:2). In the remaining matches, the Predators lost in overtime to Toronto (4:5 OT), lost in shootouts to Ottawa (2:3 SO) and were defeated by Vegas (2:5).
The hosts are not doing well with the attack, because they score an average of 2.67 goals per match and concede 3.00 goals. All the predators' hopes are on Steven Stamkos, who has already scored seven points (3+4). The Nashville Infirmary is empty, with only Mavrik Burk in it.
San Jose Sharks
At the start of the regular season, San Jose is showing unstable results, scoring three wins with three losses. In the last four matches, the Sharks lost to Dallas (0:5), Edmonton (1:3) and Boston (3:6). Only St. Louis managed to win (3:2).
Let's add that the Sharks are having serious problems defending their own goal, conceding an average of 3.83 goals per game. Offensively, the team scores 2.67 goals, and the Sharks' offensive leader is young McLean Cellebrini, who scored 8 points (2+6). San Jose has Darnell Ners, Quentin Masti, Cam Lund and Kylie Kayser on the injured list.
The key argument in favor of the Predators will be the catastrophic state of San Jose's defensive formations. Sharks miss too much and regularly make blunders under pressure. Nashville will have the advantage of its home court, where the team has won 4 of the last 5 face-to-face meetings with the Sharks. Most likely, nothing will change significantly and Nashville will defeat a convenient opponent again.
Our prediction is that Nashville will win the match by a factor of 1.70
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